Parliament mourns former MPs, freedom fighters and noted figures

The Jatiya Sangsad on Monday adopted a condolence motion over the deaths of four former members of parliament, a former Constituent Assembly member and several other eminent personalities.

Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram moved the condolence motion on the first day of the fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.

The session began at 3:30PM, with the Speaker presiding over the proceedings.

The four former MPs named in the motion were Monowar Hossain Chowdhury and freedom fighter and journalist Muhammad Shafiqul Rahman of the Awami League, and former BNP lawmakers Salahuddin Ahmed and Abdul Hai.

The motion also mentioned freedom fighter Abu Taher Abdul Muntakim, a former member of the Constituent Assembly.

Others named in the condolence motion included Amena Begum, mother of Fisheries and Livestock Minister and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid; Mosammat Maksuda Khanam, mother of Mymensingh-1 MP Mohammad Salman Omar; writer, researcher and intellectual Professor Said Ur Rahman; and noted journalist Amir Khasru.

The parliament also expressed profound sorrow over the deaths of people killed in accidents at home and abroad.

While moving the motion, the Speaker said that if the names of any eminent individuals had been left out, their names and brief biographies could be submitted to the Parliament Secretariat for consideration in subsequent condolence motions.

The motions were later adopted unanimously, followed by a one-minute silence in honour of the deceased.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammad Shamim Kaisar conducted a prayer seeking eternal peace for the departed souls and expressing condolences to the bereaved families.

- MaT